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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Rishard Hauston <rishardhauston@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2022 05:06:52 -0700
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED

--
Federal Reserve Bank
Mr John C Williams
to amberlynn8806, amberlynn8987, amberlynn91shaffer, +5
9 days agoDetails
From the Desk of kATHLEEN CYMBALUK
Federal Reserve Bank
Headquarters: New York, NY, United States of America
Founded: 1914, New York City, New York, United States
ADDRESS: 33 Liberty St New York, NY 10045-0001 From the records of
outstanding contractors due for payment with federal Government of USA your
name was discovered as next on the list out of the 11 outstanding
contractors/beneficiary who have not yet received their payments during the
3 years tenure of the previous administration in office please bear with us
for making this initial contact through email. Meanwhile, a woman came to
this bank a few days ago with a letter claiming to be your true
representative and is willing to pay $150 the wire/transfer charge to have
the fund delivered to her. Here is her information from her 's below.
Name: Mrs. Mary Fowler
Account Number: 7078354946
Routing number:256074974
Swift code#:WMSBUS66

Address: Navy Federal Credit Union P.O
BOX 3000, MERRIFIELD, VA 221102
Palmdale ca..93550

Please do reconfirm to this bank as a matter of urgency if this woman is
from you or not so that the federal government will not be held responsible
for paying into wrong account, if this woman is not your representative,
you requested to fill and send this information's for verification purpose
so that your fund valued ($8,500,000.00 USD) will be remitted in to your
nominated bank account.
Kindly reconfirm to the bank the following

1. Full Name:
2. Bank account number:
3.Route number:
4.Swift code:
5. Bank name:
6.Company name:
7.Position:
8.Address:
9. Working Id/int'l Passport
10.Age:
11. Your telephone number

Secondly, the on

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